MAYHOFF, Maria Broadway Musicals signed by the pianist on

signed by the pianist on the program page and also signed by the Music Director Alfred Wallerstein

the leading Wagnerian mezzo- of the 30s and 40s and a highly admired interpreter of Wagner´s operas

best remembered for her performance as Cio-Cio-San in Puccini's Madama Butterfly

some rust over borders

American actor and comedian (1914-2001)

MAYHOFF, Maria Broadway Musicals signed by the pianist onMezzo soprano whose full name was Maria Mayhoff Freudenberg, came to the U. S as a refugee from Nazi occupied Europe in the1930s. Signed photograph, shown as Amneris in Verdi's Aida, inscribed and dated in 1944. Printed signature on front of photographer James Abresch, New York. Size is 8. 25 x 10 inches, several creases and bends, otherwise in very good condition.